It's Week 10 of the GFL season, and only a pair of undefeated teams remain: the Ionath Krakens and the OS1 Orbiting Death — two teams about to square off at Orbital Station One’s “Black Hole.” It’s the biggest rivalry in the league, and it’s about to go down. The winner of the game locks up a playoff berth.
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment
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THE CHAMPION (GFL Book V) | Ep. 31
After a bye week, the Krakens remain undefeated at 7-0, and head into a critical matchup against the To Pirates. For the last few weeks of the season, Quentin has been blackmailed by Jonathan Sandoval, sports reporter and agent of the Creterakian Ministry of Religion. Sandoval has threatened to tell the CMR the real size of the Church of Quentin Barnes, a number so high the CMR would immediately order Quentin’s execution.
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
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THE CHAMPION (GFL Book V) | Ep. 30
In the last episode, the mole for the Zoroastrian Guild was uncovered. Now Quentin has to deal with the fallout. He knows all-pro offensive guard Michael Kimberlin and backup defensive lineman Jason Procknow were involved as well. Quentin has to decide if he’ll turn them over to GFL commissioner Rob Froese or if he’ll keep the secret of two men who might be party to murderous terrorist acts.
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
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THE CHAMPION (GFL Book V) | Ep. 29
The Krakens enter the by week undefeated, 7-0, and in sole possession of first place in the Planet Division. Good thing they have the week off, as Quentin is still recovering from the broken collarbone he suffered last week against the D’Oni Ceolocanths. As the Krakens return from that game, Yolanda and Whykor the Aware are finishing up their investigation — who is the Zoroastrian Guild spy?
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
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THE CHAMPION (GFL Book V) | Ep. 28
GFL commissioner Rob Froese informed Quentin that someone aboard the Touchback was sending messages to the Zoroastrian guild, messages that coincided with lethal terrorist attacks. To find this culprit, Frose embedded his assistant, Whykor the Aware, and reporter Yolanda Davenport aboard the Touchback, under the guise of doing a feature story on Quentin.
As this off-the-field drama plays out, the Krakens kick off against the D’Oni Ceolocanths. Kopor the Climber is the starting fullback, to replace Becca Montagne, who has moved to 3rd-string QB. Can Kopor finally step up and give Quentin the pass protection he needs, or will the merciless Ceolocanth pass rush send Quentin to an early grave?
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment
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About Scott Sigler's Galactic Football League (GFL) Series
The GFL is a "Space Opera" series of books described as STAR WARS meets THE BLINDSIDE meets THE GODFATHER.
Set in a lethal pro football league 700 years in the future, THE ROOKIE is a story that combines the intense gridiron action of "Any Given Sunday" with the space opera style of "Star Wars" and the criminal underworld of "The Godfather." Aliens and humans alike play positions based on physiology, creating receivers that jump 25 feet into the air, linemen that bench-press 1,200 pounds, and linebackers that literally want to eat you. Organized crime runs every franchise, games are fixed, and rival players are assassinated.
This multi-part scifi/crime/sports mashup follows a professional American football team across a far-future galaxy. Travel to new worlds, meet new races, and put their quarterback into the dirt.
Each novel and novella in the series is or will have its own season, so be sure to start from the beginning.
Season 1: THE ROOKIE (GFL Book I) | 27 episodes
Follow the story of Quentin Barnes, a 19-year-old quarterback prodigy who has been raised all his life to hate and kill those aliens. Quentin must deal with his racism and learn to lead, or he'll wind up just another stat in the column marked "killed on the field."
Season 2: TITLE FIGHT (GFL Novella I) | 10 episodes
Season 3: THE STARTER (GFL Book II) | 36 episodes
Season 4: THE ALL-PRO (GFL Book III) | 36 episodes
Season 5: THE RIDER (GFL Novella II) | 16 episodes
Season 6: THE DETECTIVE (GFL Novella III) | 10 episodes
Season 7: THE REPORTER (GFL Novella IV) | 12 episodes
Season 8: THE MVP (GFL Book IV) | 38 episodes
Season 9: THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | 13 episodes
Current Season: THE CHAMPION (GFL Book V)
Written and Performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by AB Kovacs and Arioch Morningstar
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment
Consultation by Evo Terra
For more from Scott Sigler, please visit https://scottsigler.com